I ended up reading a lot of books in December. Way more than I thought I would get around to reading. Some of them were novellas but still, 17 books in one month is a lot for me. At the beginning of the year I set a goal to read 150 books, and I far surpassed that at 200. That includes novellas, short stories, cook books and DNFs, and I know there are people who read way more than that, but for me 200 was amazing! Without further ado, here is my list of books that I read in December.
Minted (The Scarsdale Fosters #3) by B. E. Baker
4 of 5 stars
See my review here.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) by Patricia Briggs
4 of 5 stars
We read Moon Called for book club. See my book club post here.
The Shattered Court (The Four Arts #1) by M. J. Scott
No rating
I've had this on my to-read list for a very long
time, and decided to finally give it a try. I knew going in it was a
fantasy romance, but hoped it wouldn't lean too heavily into the
romance. Unfortunately, it started in the very first chapter, before I
even felt like I had gotten to know the characters very well at all. Add
to that the way the scene was written, boring with a couple of crude
words, and I ended up abandoning this in chapter two. Sorry I need more
substance.
Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Hercule Poirot #32) by Agatha Christie
4 of 5 stars
The Secret Sister by K. A. Clarke and A. J. Brittany
3.5 of 5 stars
Review to come.
The Sword's Elegy (The Sorcerer's Song #3) by Brain D. Anderson
3.5 stars
Review to come.
Storm Cursed Mercy Thompson #11) by Patricia Briggs
4 of 5 stars
See my review here.
After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill
3.5 of 5 stars
Review to come.
Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon
4.5 of 5 stars
Review to come.
A Dead Ship in the Deep Black (The Lyra Cycle #1) by Rene Astle
4 of 5 stars
Review to come.
Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12) by Patricia Briggs
4 of 5 stars
See my review here.
The Original by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal
4 of 5 stars
Review to come.
Warriorborn The Cinder Spires #1.5) by Jim Butcher
4 of 5 stars.
This one is set between book one and book two and I wish I had read it before I read book two. It's about Benedict and it shows how he got the tribe of cats that he brings back with him at the beginning of The Olympian Affair.
Christmas at Falstone Castle: A Lancaster Family Romance by Sarah M. Eden
4 of 5 stars
Set before Charlie and Artemis are married, and eleven years after the end of Seeking Persephone, this book features Adam's mother. It was nice to revisit these characters and get another peek into their lives.
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot #37) by Agatha Christie
4 of 5 stars
This was a fun, clever little Christmas mystery featuring Hercule Poirot.
Survival Tactics by Elizabeth Bonesteel
3 of 5 stars.
I'd been wanting to get back to reading Elizabeth Bonesteel for a while and since there isn't another Central Corps book out yet, this book of short stories was perfect because it included three Central Corps stories. There were ten stories in all. With the exception of Unto Dust being 4 stars, I ended up feeling like most of the stories were 3 stars, and a couple of them were maybe 2 stars for me because I just didn't enjoy reading them.
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
3 of 5 stars
This was a retelling of Sleeping Beauty with the sleeping princess being a monstrous changeling who shouldn't be awakened. There are dark elements to the story, but also some cute elements to it. I've read four books by this author now, and while most people I know seem to love her books, I'm always a bit underwhelmed and end up feeling like they are good but not great. This one was the same.
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